Pukarahu (Huari)

This article is about the mountain in the Huari Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pukarahu.
Pukarahu

Aerial view of the Cordillera Blanca as seen from the east with Pukarahu in the lower right center
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates 9°19′38″S 77°16′40″W / 9.32722°S 77.27778°W / -9.32722; -77.27778Coordinates: 9°19′38″S 77°16′40″W / 9.32722°S 77.27778°W / -9.32722; -77.27778
Geography
Pukarahu

Peru

Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Pukarahu (Quechua puka red, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[2][3] "red snow-covered mountain", hispanicized spelling Pucaraju) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Huari District. Pukarahu lies on a ridge east of Qaqapampa.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Rahu - Quechua - Inglés Traductor". traductor.babylon.com. Retrieved 2015-04-18.


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